Businesses engaged in providing professional land surveying services not covered by another classification (N.O.C).

• Measuring the size and physical characteristics of earth surfaces to determine precise location and measurements of points, elevations, lines, areas, contours, and boundaries;

• Performing marine, mine, forestry, geological and photogrammetric surveys which utilize sophisticated instruments and techniques, including aerial photography;

• Field data collected by surveyors may be used to produce maps, architectural and civil engineering plans and drawings. Maps and drawings may be produced by drafters who plot out the field data by hand or by using computer-aided drafting programs.

• Draftspersons whose duties are limited to office work, if all conditions of the general reporting rules governing standard exception employees have been met, may be reported separately in classification 4904;

• Surveyors employed by construction companies or other types of businesses are reported in the applicable classification for those businesses;

• Environmental and ecological surveyor services are classified in 1007.